Events Calendar for Spring 2009

January

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Classes Begin

Monday, January 19, 2009
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
No Classes

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Spring Open House!
Time: 3:00-6:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Test your Nintendo Wii skills, enjoy some food, meet some amazing people, and learn about the programs and services provided by APASA!

Friday, January 23, 2009
Film Fridays!
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Come to APASA and kick-back while watching a film related to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. We'll provide the popcorn!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sustainability Workshop (Part of the ACTION Series)
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
It's cool to be green! Learn some easy tips on how to bring sustainbility issues into your everyday life as a college student. For more info, contact BOD member Triza Brion at trizab@email.arizona.edu.

February

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
APASAbilities Workshop: Interviewing Skills (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
These workshops are geared for any student with any major. TARGET professionals will be leading the workshop, giving professional advice and tools that can be utilized in your personal and career development.

Friday, February 6, 2009
Film Fridays!
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Come to APASA and kick-back while watching a film related to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. We'll provide the popcorn!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Japanese American Internment: In our own back yard (Part of the ACTION Series)
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Learn more about Executive Order 9066 and the issues surrounding Japanese American internment during WWII. For more info, contact BOD member Hassan Aleem at aleem@email.arizona.edu.

Thursday, February 19, 2009
National Day of Remembrance
Japanese American Internment

Friday, February 20, 2009
Film Fridays!
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Come to APASA and kick-back while watching a film related to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. We'll provide the popcorn!

 

March

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
APASAbilities Workshop: Graduate School: Is it for you? (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
These workshops are geared for any student with any major. TARGET professionals will be leading the workshop, giving professional advice and tools that can be utilized in your personal and career development. This session will focus on understanding Graduate School and gaining tips for getting in and staying in!

Friday, March 6, 2009
AAFSAA Scholarship Application Deadline
For more information please visit the AAFSAA website.

Film Fridays!
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
Come to APASA and kick-back while watching a film related to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. We'll provide the popcorn!

Saturday, March 7 , 2009
2nd Annual Multicultural Classic 5K Fun Run/Walk
More info TBA

March 14-22, 2008
Spring Break - No Classes

April

April 2009
UA Celebrates
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Women’s Resource Center Film: Daughter from Danang
Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7pm.  Gallagher Theater, Student Union
In 1975, as the Vietnam War was ending, thousands of orphans and Amerasian children were brought to the United States as part of "Operation Babylift." Heidi Bub (a.k.a. Mai Thi Hiep), and her Vietnamese mother, Mai Thi Kim, reunite after being separated for 22 years. Heidi, a married woman with kids now living in Tennessee, had always dreamt of a joyful reunion. When she ventures to Vietnam to meet her mother, she unknowingly embarks on an emotional pilgrimage that spans decades and distance.

AAFSAA Annual Spring Luncheon
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Registration begins at 11:30 AM, Cost: $20
Lunch 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Catalina Room, Student Union
The Asian American Faculty, Staff & Alumni Association (AAFSAA) is inviting all faculty, staff, and alumni to join them and learn more about the organization and their upcoming activities and events. Welcome remarks will be by President Shelton and the featured speaker will be James Li, UA Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach, who will talk about his experiences at the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing. 

Workshop - Micro… what? Identifying and Overcoming Microaggressions and the APA experience
Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 5pm.  APASA Center (Nugent, Room 104)
Have you ever had a subtle and brief verbal, behavioral, or environmental encounter that felt derogatory or insulting but couldn’t put your finger on why?  It may have been a microaggression.  This workshop creates a safe space for people to identify possible microaggressions targeting Asian Pacific Americans and provides tools for how to overcome them.

Film - Killing of a Chinese Cookie
Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 7pm.  Gallagher Theater, Student Union
For nearly a century, people have turned to this prophetic dessert for advice, inspiration, and even winning lottery combinations. While the fortune cookie has been a source of fascination, and a Chinese cuisine staple in North America, it still remains nearly non-existent in China. This film examines the heated debate over the true origin of the fortune cookie, the mixing of western and eastern cultures that produced it, and the cookie’s rise from a simple pastry to a pop culture phenomenon. 

ONE Love Multicultural Show
Thursday, April 9, 2009, 7pm.  Social Sciences 100
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc proudly presents the 7th Annual ONE Love Multicultural Show. Theta Nu Xi prides itself in its desire to nurture a sense of unity amongst people, regardless of different races, cultures, religions, backgrounds or lifestyles. This showcase will provide an opportunity for education and celebration of diverse cultures through dance, song, demonstration, play and more.

So You Think You Got Talent? APAHM Open Mic Night
Friday, April 10, 2009, 7pm.  Cellar Bistro, Student Union
Are you a musician, poet, singer, songwriter, or do you just want to let your voice be heard? Here is your chance! Show up, sign up, and perform! Contact Triza Brion at trizab@email.arizona.edu if you are interested in performing..

Film - Dream in Doubt
Monday, April 13, 2009, 7pm.  Gallagher Theater, Student Union
When you look like America’s enemy, is the dream worth the price? When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a journey to reclaim his American dream and fight the hate that continues to threaten his community. This intimate documentary of one man’s odyssey from persecution in India, to embracing America as his homeland proves that courage and hope have the power to overcome hate.

Panel - It’s All in the Mix: Interracial Relationships in APA Communities
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5pm.   APASA Center (Nugent, Room 104)
Are issues surrounding interracial relationships a thing of the past? While interracial marriage was still illegal in certain parts of the U.S. until 1967, how far have we really come?  We invite you to engage in a panel presentation on several people’s experiences with and perspectives on interracial relationships within APA communities.

A Taste of Vietnam
Tuesday, April 14, All Day.  APASA Center (Nugent, Room 104)
Join the Vietnamese Student Association for a taste of Vietnam, and support a good cause while satisfying your taste buds.  VSA will be selling traditional Vietnamese style egg rolls in order to raise money for Hepatitis research.  Hepatitis affects a huge part of the Asian population.  Come eat, learn and celebrate our heritage!

Keynote Address - Evelyn Hu-Dehart: Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, Bobby Jindal, Alberto Fujimori:  New Faces of Asians in the Americas
Thursday, April 16, 2009, 1pm.  Gallagher Theater, Student Union
Who would you nominate to be in an Asian American Hall of Fame?  Maybe the three Asian Americans in President Obama’s cabinet?  Do any women come to mind?  This keynote address by Dr. Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Director of Brown University’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, explores the emergence of multiple new and often complex constructions of Asians across the Americas in the era of globalization.

FASA Fiesta
Saturday, April 18, 6pm.   Mansfield Middle School (1300 E. 6th St.)
Ticket Prices: $15 advanced/$20 at the door
Join the Filipino American Student Association as they showcase their Filipino pride through educational skits, traditional dances, and delicious food. For more information please contact Christeen Leal at crsteen@email.arizona.edu

SASCA: Nazaara
Saturday April 18, 6pm.  Social Sciences 100
Nazaara is the South Asian Students Cultural Association's (SASCA) 2nd Annual Charity Culture Show.  The event includes a variety of cultural performances from the region, including music, dance, and skits. All proceeds will go to ASSET India, a Tucson-based NGO that provides education to the children of sex workers in major Indian cities. For more information, please contact sasca08@gmail.com

The APASA YouTube Challenge
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 5pm.  APASA Center (Nugent, Room 104)
The challenge is on. Find a YouTube video that best represents the goals of APASA for the diverse Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi American community on campus. Create or search for your favorite video (under 5 minutes) and submit it during the YouTube Challenge.  Judges will pick the top videos, but the audience will pick the winner during the event.  A Flip Camcorder will be awarded to the person with the best video. Do you accept the challenge? Email apasa@email.arizona.edu to enter or for more info.

2009 Arizona International Film Festival
Wednesday, April 22, 6pm.  The Screening Room, 127 East Congress, FREE
Come check out a special Pan Asian Community Screening featuring award-winning
films: WET SEASON (Michael Tay, Singapore) and PAPER TIGER (Hiroshi Toda,
Japan). For more information, go to: www.filmfestivalarizona.com

Common Ground Reception
Thursday, April 23, 5pm.  La Aldea Residence Hall Community Room  (825 E. 5th Street)
Asian or Asian American: How are we different? How are we the same? International Student Programs and Services (ISPS), Residence Life and Asian Pacific American Student Affairs (APASA) invite you to a joint reception in hopes of finding common ground between international Asian students and domestic Asian American students. Connect, share your stories, and find common ground!

AACA Talent Show
Friday, April 24, 6pm. Social Sciences 100
Come out to participate and watch fellow students and organizations show off their talents at the AACA Talent Show! Contact Tony Tran ttran@emai.arizona.edu if you are interested in performing.

Aileen Primero Endowment Scholarship Fund Basketball Tournament
Saturday, April 25, 8:30-5pm. Bear Down Gym
Sign up by April 17th
The Aileen Primero Basketball Tournament is a fundraiser to raise money for an endowment fund in Aileen's memory. Come out and play or just come and support the teams for this 5 on 5 round robin tournament! There will also be a raffle with some great prizes! The cost is $75 per team, all proceeds will go to the Aileen Primero Endowment Fund. If you have any questions or are interested in playing, please email: APhiGbballtourney@gmail.com

Speaker - Magdalen Hsu-Li Presents: Redefinition of Identity
Monday April 27th, 6:30pm.  Gallagher Theater, Student Union
Join Pride Alliance and explore the search for cultural identity through the  personal story of Magdalen Hsu-Li. Magdalen is as an out, Asian American woman who grew up in the rural south and overcame obstacles such as racism, prejudice, stereotyping, homophobia, bi-phobia within the LBGT community, filial piety, and a severe disability (Tourette’s Syndrome). Come hear her story and her music.

 

Panel - Expanding Inclusion: Marginalized Identities within the APA Community
Tuesday, April 28, 5pm.  APASA Center (Nugent, Room 104)
At the UA, “Asian Pacific American” (APA) describes the vastly diverse student population who identify wholly, or in part, as having an East Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, or Desi/South Asian cultural and/or ethnic identity. Does one term fit all? How are multiple identities recognized within this term?  Hear the voices of some often-overlooked members of the “APA Community” in this engaging panel.

APA Town Hall: Finding OUR Future
Thursday, April 30, 5pm.  Student Union Gallery

What is the future of OUR diverse communities represented within the “APA” umbrella?  Through Optimism, Understanding, and Reaffirmation, we invite everyone who identifies wholly, or in part, as having an East Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, or Desi/South Asian cultural and/or ethnic identity, to come together to discuss your experiences and pertinent issues in hopes of finding a more inclusive community in OUR future.

May

Saturday, May 2, 2009
APASA’s 16th Annual Lotus Laureate Convocation
South Ballroom, Student Union
This end of the year event is a formal ceremony, which provides personal recognition and celebration of graduating APA students amongst key university and community leaders.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Last Day of Classes

Friday, May 15, 2009
Last Day of Finals

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Spring Graduation/Commencement